A Brief History On June 20, 2001, Andrea Yates, a Texas mother of 5, former high school valedictorian and swim team captain, decided she had to save her children from Satan. Her solution to the “problem” was to drown all 5 of the unfortunate youngsters in the family bathtub. On July 26, 2006, a Texas jury in her retrial found that Yates was not guilty by reason of insanity. She was consequently committed by the court to the North Texas State Hospital, Vernon Campus, a high-security mental health facility in Vernon, where she received medical treatment and was a roommate…
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Major Dan
Major Daniel Zar is a retired veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He served during the Cold War and has traveled to many countries around the world. Prior to his military service, he graduated from Cleveland State University, having majored in sociology. Following his military service, he worked as a police officer eventually earning the rank of captain prior to his retirement.
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A Brief History On June 18, 1923, an American legend was born when the first Checker Taxi Cab hit the street in Chicago, the product of a Russian American Jewish immigrant named Morris Markin. Having immigrated to the United States in 1912 at the age of 19, Markin narrowly missed the European conflagration that was World War I. An ambitious and determined businessman, he manufactured pants for the US Government during World War I before turning to the growing automobile industry in 1921. Digging Deeper Markin’s move into the auto industry was of major significance to the future of the…
A Brief History On June 16, 2019, Americans celebrate the annual day devoted to giving dad across the country neckties and coffee cups, maybe even T-shirts, usually with some sort of “World’s Greatest Dad” themed logo emblazoned on the gift. Today we take the opportunity to recognize 10 Great Fathers, both real and fictional. In this case, we are not defining “Great” as particularly good or wonderful, but more along the lines of “famous.” Digging Deeper 1. Adam. The original Dad! (Unless you count “God the Father” if you are so inclined.) Even this venerable first father could not keep…
A Brief History On June 14, 2019, the 4th movie in the Men in Black film series will be released across the United States, and luckily, we had the chance to preview the film ahead of time. We expected a lot from the new movie, since we loved the previous editions, especially the chemistry between Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith. We were not disappointed! The new stars worked great together, and the special effects and aliens were everything we had expected and more. Digging Deeper Starring Chris Hemsworth as Agent H, the uber agent of the MIB team…
A Brief History On June 13, 1944, during the Battle of Villers-Bocage, German tank ace Obersturmführer Michael Wittmann proved what could be accomplished by proper use of a superior weapon system when he directed his Tiger I tank against British armor (armour for you Brits), destroying an amazing 2 anti-tank guns, 15 armored personnel carriers, and 14 tanks! Only a week after the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, the battle was an attempt by the British to break out of the Normandy beachhead and advance on the city of Caen. Digging Deeper A member of the dreaded SS (Schutzstaffel), Wittmann…